Construction and manufacturing representatives sounded off last week on a Minneapolis proposal that would require them to offer workers paid sick leave, saying they already offer better benefits tailored to their particular industries.

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A Wisconsin road builder is warning that a recent presidential executive order will ride roughshod over agreements his company has reached with unions over compensation for employee sick leave and other benefits.

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Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a "constant attack on working Americans" and said he was using his executive power to force federal contractors to give paid sick leave to their employees.

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President Barack Obama is considering signing an executive order requiring all federal contractors to offer paid sick leave to their employees, two individuals familiar with the deliberations are saying.

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Another ethics complaint has been filed against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, claiming free services he received from a law firm violated state law.

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Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday signed a bill banning a Milwaukee ordinance, approved by voters in 2008, that would have required employers provide an average of nine days of sick leave a year for workers. The new state law prohibits ...

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By James Briggs A nonprofit organization that has been pushing in court for Milwaukee workers to receive guaranteed paid time off for illness is conceding the local battle — for now. But 9to5, National Association of Working Women will keep ...

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If Gov. Scott Walker’s first 100 days in office are a reflection of how he intends to lead Wisconsin through 2014, expect him to be decisive, bold and unapologetic. Walker recently reached that initial milestone — a time frame used ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill that does away with Milwaukee’s ordinance requiring employers to provide workers with paid sick leave has passed the Legislature and now heads to Gov. Scott Walker, who says he’s likely to sign it. The ...

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